5 h. ago 'World's most surreal racecourse is like fever dream with neon lights, pints and McDonalds'

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Features Writer Layla Nicholson ended up at the 'world's most surreal' racecourse, which also happens to be the only one with a McDonald's - it was quite the adventure

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8 d. ago LIVE: Hunt for driver underway after man killed after being struck by van

Emergency crews are in attendance on Broadway

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1 week ago Netflix fans gripped by 'ridiculously addictive' British thriller starring Line Of Duty legend with perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Directed by Doctor Who writer Joe Ahearne, the psychological thriller also stars Scottish actor Richard Rankin and EastEnders actor Navin Chowdhry, amongst others.

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2 w. ago Netflix fans say 'feels like a fever dream' as new series set to drop this week

Netflix is set to drop its new animated series Wolf King,this week - and fans of the beloved book series Wereworld can't wait to see the world brought to life

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2 w. ago George Orwell and me: Richard Blair on life with his extraordinary father

The literary giant’s only child reflects on his father’s devotion in their days together in rural Scotland, his early death, his genius as a writer – and his reputation as a womaniserRichard Blair didn’t have the easiest start in life. At three weeks old, he was adopted. Nine months later, his adoptive mother, Eileen, died at 39, after an allergic reaction to the anaesthetic she was given for a hysterectomy. Family and friends expected Blair’s father, Eric, to un-adopt him. Fortunately, Eric, better known as George Orwell, was an unusually hands-on dad for the 1940s.Orwell and Eileen had wanted children for years, but he was sterile and it is likely that she was infertile as a result of uterine cancer. Having finally agreed to adopt after their struggle, Orwell was not going to give up on his son. “The thing he wanted most in life was to have children,” says Blair. “And now I was his family.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Perfect ending as Scottish independent bookseller of year marries crime writer in her own shop

True story - the bookseller of Stewarton is living her best life.

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3 w. ago Incredible Scottish islands photo diary from writer who camped for 18 months

After growing up on the Isle of Skye, Alastair Jackson spent 18-months documenting life on 42 remote Scottish islands to compile an authentic record.

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4 w. ago Residency was 'delichtfu fever dream', Scots writer says as hunt underway for successor

Writers from Dundee and Angus will be considered

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